Alias Career
The Alias Career is a tool that allows students at the University of Florence to use a chosen name within the university context, in place of their legal name.
Activating the alias involves the assignment of a temporary identity, valid exclusively within the University, which coexists with the legal identity and remains active for the entire duration of the university career or until a request for modification is made.
The alias is always linked to the original academic career activated at the time of enrolment and is associated with the student ID number and, therefore, with the individual academic career. Consequently, once the degree has been awarded, the alias profile is not automatically transferred to a subsequent course of study: a new request to activate the alias career must be submitted.
Who it is for
The service is intended for students regularly enrolled at the University and in good standing with the payment of university fees who wish to activate the Alias Career.
No medical or legal documentation is required to request activation. It is sufficient to express your intention to start the procedure and take part in the scheduled informational meeting.
What support it offers
With the activation of the Alias Career, the chosen name is used in the University’s main internal services, including:
- student card (with the possibility of updating the photograph), valid for access to university premises, libraries, and study rooms;
- institutional email address (a new email address is assigned);
- University information systems, such as Moodle, exam sessions, and all other services available in the "student career management" application.
The legal name remains valid for:
- the local public transport service;
- services involving interaction with external bodies, disclosure of data outside the University, or procedures with particular legal relevance, such as internships, international mobility, and student elections;
- certificates issued for external use.
How to access
If you wish to activate the Alias Career, you can write to unifiinclude.genere@unifi.it.
The Administrative Contact Person will put you in touch with the Academic Tutor for the Alias Procedure, who will provide you with all the necessary information and, if needed, will support you throughout your university career.
At the end of the meeting with the Tutor, to activate the alias you will need to sign a confidentiality agreement, which defines the conditions for the use of the alias identity within the University of Florence, with particular reference to the obligations of the parties and the opportunities available.
No documentation is required either to request the meeting or to sign the agreement.
- e-mail: unifiinclude.genere@unifi.it
- phone: 055 2759005 - available Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 12:30; Friday from 9:30 to 11:00
Alias Career Contacts
- Academic Tutor: Prof. Brunella Casalini
- Administrative Contact Person: Dr. Tina Cuffari
When is the alias profile closed?
The alias career coexists with the original one as long as the actual academic career remains active, unless there is:
- a request for interruption by the student;
- a final judgment rectifying sex assignment, issued by the competent judicial authority (only for those who have undertaken a gender transition path).
If the judgment recognizing gender change is issued after graduation, you may request that the change be recorded in order to obtain certificates aligned with your new personal details and a new diploma parchment (upon return of the previous one).
Last update
31.03.2026